Location::Karachi

I'm in Karachi now, and it took us 38 hours to get here. Here are details on the delays

Toronto - 3 hrs ( Plane wouldnt start)
Manchester - 3 hrs (Re-fueling took forever)
Lahore - 12 hrs (The pilot landed the plane in intense fog, but all flights were grounded as soon as we landed( I think he was from Lahore). So we spent most of the night playing 'dumb charades' and discussing random things with fellow strandees. Definitely a night to remember.

Anyway, all of yesterday was spent on un-jetlagging, wedding(s) and some chilling with the homies. It's quite disappointing to see that red apple( the chicken roll place in khadda market) is still on its way down.

more later,
[an]

While we're on poetry...

One of my ultimate favs...

Are you looking for me?
I am in the next seat.
My shoulder is against yours.
You will not find me in the stupas,
not in Indian shrine rooms, nor synagogues,
nor in cathedrals; not in masses, nor kirtans,
not in legs winding around your own neck,
nor in eating nothing but vegetables,
When you really look for me, you will see me instantly
— you will find me in the tiniest house of time.
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?

He is the breath inside the breath.

- Kabir

Mehdi Hasan

sung by Mehdi Hasan, poetry by Bahadur Shah Zafar(the last of the Mughals)

1. baat karni mujhe mushkil kabhi aisi to na thi
jaisi ab hai, teri mehfil, kabhi aisi to na thi

[It was never as difficult for me to talk, as it is now
Your gathering has never before been, like it is now]

2. le gayaa cheen ke kaun aaj teraa sabr-o-qaraar?
beqaraari tujhe, ae dil! kabhi aisi to na thi

[Who has taken away your peace of mind and patience
My heart, you were never as uneasy like you are now]

3. un ki aaNkhoN ne, KHudaa jaane, kiyaa kyaa jaadoo
yeh tabeeyat meri maa'il(attracted) kabhi aisi to na thi

[God only knows, what magic her eyes have weaved
My feelings for her was never as attractive as it is now]

4. kyaa sabab tu jo bigaD.taa hai 'zafar' se har baar?
KHoo teri hoor-e-shimaa'il kabhi aisi to na thi

[What is the reason, you get offended at 'zafar' all the time
You, the best angel, never had a habit, like you have now]

Dictionary : sabr - patience; qaraar - peace; maa'il - attracted;
KHoo - habit; hoor - angel; shimaa'il - the very best amongst the lot



p.s i got it off here

yawn * is it time to get up?

Firstly, why i've been MIA for more than a week.
1.Week before montreal
2.Montreal
3.Recovering from montreal
4.Work Work
5.Crazy weekend ( raptors - 9th row, salsa, v3 with the browntown crew)
6.Flu
7.Recovering from the Flu

As for all the requests about details on my trip to montreal, i've decided not to talk about it, cuz some day my kids might read this blog...lol

Random things that happened recently
1. Dad called and asked if he should swap his p900(cell phone) for a "blueberry", and if my "blueberry" was a good phone.
2. Zaed( of falak fame)sent their new recording of "Yaadein" to me....one word...amazing..pata nahi baychaaray canada mein kiyoun phans gayay hain..you must go check out one of their shows if youre ever in T.O
3. AP sent the "crush calculator to me, and being the smartA$$ that i am, i put in silly answers that went to someone else.
4. The raptors won!!! NO they did not...
5. I realized that I need a date for the office christmas party, which is in a week...
6. I started reading "Maps for Lost Lovers" by Nadeem Aslam, and all I can say after a hundred pages is "CRAZY SHIZZEL". This is "EAST is EAST" on steroids!! review to come soon.

Gotta run,